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Feb 07, 2024 Council approves new no-parking signs ahead of street sweep restart
Council approves new no-parking signs ahead of street sweep restart

At Tuesday night's council meeting, the Richmond City Council voted to install new no-parking signs, signaling a restart of the street sweep program– which will eventually include parking fines for those failing to move their vehicles. Utilizing $550,000 from the General Fund, the council approved the installation

by Linda Hemmila
Feb 05, 2024 California insurance crisis comes to Richmond’s Atchison Village
California insurance crisis comes to Richmond’s Atchison Village

Richmond’s Atchison Village is facing an insurance availability crisis as major insurance companies continue withdrawing from California’s market or are declining to renew policies. The 450-unit community, established in 1942 as government housing during World War II, now operates as a housing co-op. The unique ownership structure, location,

by Soren Hemmila
Feb 02, 2024 Council to consider granting themselves an 80 percent pay raise
Council to consider granting themselves an 80 percent pay raise

On the agenda for next Tuesday’s Richmond City Council meeting is a proposal to increase council member's and mayor's pay by 80 percent. If adopted, the ordinance would increase council members’ monthly salary from $1,402.50, plus another $300 per month allowance, to $2,

by Soren Hemmila
Feb 01, 2024 Three arrested locally in statewide human trafficking operation
Three arrested locally in statewide human trafficking operation

We now know why residents were reporting 20-30 sex workers lining 24th Street on social media last week. Richmond Police officers were conducting a human trafficking operation in collaboration with local and federal agencies as well as victim advocates, according to Richmond Assistant Police Chief Tim Simmons. “This collaboration was

by Soren Hemmila
Jan 31, 2024 National Weather Service issues flood, wind advisories
National Weather Service issues flood, wind advisories

The National Weather Service has issued flood and wind warnings for much of the Bay Area today and tonight, including Richmond and the surrounding areas, as an "atmospheric River" rolls into the region. The storm is expected to dump as much as an inch of rain between tonight

by Linda Hemmila
Jan 30, 2024 Rich City Rides Bike Shop closed 'indefinitely' after burglary
Rich City Rides Bike Shop closed 'indefinitely' after burglary

Najari Smith, Co-Founder of Rich City Rides Bike Skate Shop, announced the Mcdonald Avenue bike shop will be closed after a burglary earlier in the month. Smith said he discovered most of the sales floor had been cleared out after entering the bike shop on January 13. “The shelves, once

by Soren Hemmila
Jan 30, 2024 Former Richmond Mayor Irma Anderson has died
Former Richmond Mayor Irma Anderson has died

Former Richmond Mayor Irma Anderson has died. Anderson was the fourth elected mayor of Richmond and the first female Black mayor. She was 93. A Richmond City Councilmember from 1993 through 2000, Anderson was the first Black woman to serve on the City Council. Anderson held a BSN from Cornell

by Linda Hemmila
Richmond History   -   Jan 27, 2024 Unauthorized Craneway pickleball courts revive controversy
Unauthorized Craneway pickleball courts revive controversy

Reports of a pickleball net and tape marking a court at the Craneway Pavilion ignited new controversy in recent weeks, as residents once again debate the sport potentially taking up residency in one of Richmond's most historic buildings. Just after the new year, photos circulated on social media

by Linda Hemmila
Council approves new no-parking signs ahead of street sweep restart
Feb 07, 2024 Council approves new no-parking signs ahead of street sweep restart

At Tuesday night's council meeting, the Richmond City Council voted to install new no-parking signs, signaling a restart of the street sweep program– which will eventually include parking fines for those failing to move their vehicles. Utilizing $550,000 from the General Fund, the council approved the installation

by Linda Hemmila
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Feb 07, 2024 Council approves new no-parking signs ahead of street sweep restart
Council approves new no-parking signs ahead of street sweep restart

At Tuesday night's council meeting, the Richmond City Council voted to install new no-parking signs, signaling a restart of the street sweep program– which will eventually include parking fines for those failing to move their vehicles. Utilizing $550,000 from the General Fund, the council approved the installation

by Linda Hemmila
Feb 05, 2024 California insurance crisis comes to Richmond’s Atchison Village
California insurance crisis comes to Richmond’s Atchison Village

Richmond’s Atchison Village is facing an insurance availability crisis as major insurance companies continue withdrawing from California’s market or are declining to renew policies. The 450-unit community, established in 1942 as government housing during World War II, now operates as a housing co-op. The unique ownership structure, location,

by Soren Hemmila
Feb 02, 2024 Council to consider granting themselves an 80 percent pay raise
Council to consider granting themselves an 80 percent pay raise

On the agenda for next Tuesday’s Richmond City Council meeting is a proposal to increase council member's and mayor's pay by 80 percent. If adopted, the ordinance would increase council members’ monthly salary from $1,402.50, plus another $300 per month allowance, to $2,

by Soren Hemmila
Feb 01, 2024 Three arrested locally in statewide human trafficking operation
Three arrested locally in statewide human trafficking operation

We now know why residents were reporting 20-30 sex workers lining 24th Street on social media last week. Richmond Police officers were conducting a human trafficking operation in collaboration with local and federal agencies as well as victim advocates, according to Richmond Assistant Police Chief Tim Simmons. “This collaboration was

by Soren Hemmila
Jan 31, 2024 National Weather Service issues flood, wind advisories
National Weather Service issues flood, wind advisories

The National Weather Service has issued flood and wind warnings for much of the Bay Area today and tonight, including Richmond and the surrounding areas, as an "atmospheric River" rolls into the region. The storm is expected to dump as much as an inch of rain between tonight

by Linda Hemmila
Jan 30, 2024 Rich City Rides Bike Shop closed 'indefinitely' after burglary
Rich City Rides Bike Shop closed 'indefinitely' after burglary

Najari Smith, Co-Founder of Rich City Rides Bike Skate Shop, announced the Mcdonald Avenue bike shop will be closed after a burglary earlier in the month. Smith said he discovered most of the sales floor had been cleared out after entering the bike shop on January 13. “The shelves, once

by Soren Hemmila
Jan 30, 2024 Former Richmond Mayor Irma Anderson has died
Former Richmond Mayor Irma Anderson has died

Former Richmond Mayor Irma Anderson has died. Anderson was the fourth elected mayor of Richmond and the first female Black mayor. She was 93. A Richmond City Councilmember from 1993 through 2000, Anderson was the first Black woman to serve on the City Council. Anderson held a BSN from Cornell

by Linda Hemmila
Richmond History   -   Jan 27, 2024 Unauthorized Craneway pickleball courts revive controversy
Unauthorized Craneway pickleball courts revive controversy

Reports of a pickleball net and tape marking a court at the Craneway Pavilion ignited new controversy in recent weeks, as residents once again debate the sport potentially taking up residency in one of Richmond's most historic buildings. Just after the new year, photos circulated on social media

by Linda Hemmila
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